Allawi exhorted "Iraqi patriots" to be vigilant against saboteurs. "It is our people that are sitting in the dark because of these cowardly and traitorous attacks," the prime minister said. Soon, he noted, Iraq will be a sovereign nation.

"We owe it to future generations," Allawi said, "to leave this land better, stronger and more independent than before. Working together to defeat those saboteurs, we can accomplish this goal in a sovereign Iraq."

At the G8 summit at Sea Island, Ga., Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar told President Bush on June 9 of the Iraqi people's commitment to move toward democracy.

"We're determined to have free, democratic, federal Iraq," Yawar told the president at a news conference.

Iraq, Yawar said, is "a country that is a source of stability to the Middle East, which is very important for the rest of the world."

The Iraqi president also expressed his gratitude for the sacrifices made by United States and coalition forces during the liberation of Iraq.

"We are working with all our hearts to make sure that all these sacrifices of the Iraqis, as well as our friends in the coalition," haven't been made in vain, Yawar concluded.